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1. Which of the following radiations will produce electron with highest energy?
A. Visible Light
C. X-rays
B. Ultraviolet light
D. Gamma rays
ANSWER: Gamma Rays
2. Two twins are 25 years old when one of them sets out on a journey through
space at nearly constant speed. The twin in the spaceship measures time with an
accurate watch. When he returns to earth, he claims to be 31 years old, while the
twin left is then 43 years old. What was the speed of the spaceship?
A. 3.83x108 m/s
C. 2.8383x108 m/s
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B. 1.5683x10 m/s
D. 4.5383x108 m/s
SOLUTION:
The spaceship clock reads the trip to be only 6 years long, while the earth
clock reads it to be 18 years. Then using time dilation formula:
v
t m = ts 1
c
2
;
v
1
c
to obtain
2
2
2
2
mo
mo
v
= 0.9803
1 =
=
c
m
1.01m o
Solving gives v = 0.14c = 4.2x107 m/s
A. isochoric
B. isobaric
ANSWER: adiabatic
C. isothermal
D. adiabatic
7. Two reversible engines A and B have their sources at 800 and 640K. Their sinks
are at 400K and 300K respectively
A. A is more efficient than B
B. A is less efficient than B
C. They are equally efficient
D. Their efficiencies depend only upon the type of fuels used
ANSWER: A is less efficient than B
8. A hole is to be punched out of a plate having an ultimate shearing stress of
300MPa. If the compressive stress in the punch is limited to 400MPa. Determine
the maximum thickness of plate from a hole 100mm in diameter can be punched.
A. 22.23 mm
C. 33.33 mm*
C. 23.44 mm
D. 42.55 mm
SOLUTION:
P
Stress
A
r(100)2
(400)
P = AS =
P = 1,000,000r N
S=
ANSWER: 33.33 mm
9. A cylindrical pressure vessel is fabricated from steel plates which have
thickness of 20 mm. The diameter of the pressure vessel is 500 mm and its length
is 3 m. Determine the maximum internal pressure which can be applied if the
stress in the steel is limited to 140 MPa.
A. 12.4 MPa
C. 11.2 MPa
B. 15.6 MPa
D. 17.9 MPa
SOLUTION:
F = DL = (500)(3000)
F = 1,500,000N
2T = F = 1,500,000
T = 750,000
S=
P
A
750,000
20(300)
= 11.2MPa
140 =
B. 1.50 x10-30 kg
D. 2.50 x10-30 kg
SOLUTION:
The rest mass of an electron is 9.1 x10-31 kg. Then
m=
mo
v
1
c
mo
0.5c
1
mo
2
1 (0.5)
9.1 10-31kg
0.866
m = 1.05 1031kg
ANSWER: 1.05x10-30 kg
11. Compute the speed of sound in neon gas at 27C. For neon, N=20.18kg/kmol.
A. 293 m/s
C. 454 m/s
B. 156 m/s
D. 544 m/s
SOLUTION:
Neon being monoatomic gas, has = 1.67
Thus,
v=
RT
=
M
(1.67)(8314J/kmolK)(300K)
20.18kg/kmol
v = 454m/s
s 6000m
=
= 17.6s
v 340s
ANSWER: 17.6 s
14. A property of matter that is often used by chemis as an identification tag
for s asubstance.
A. mass
C. volume
B. specific gravity
D. density
ANSWER: density
15. The mass
electron?
A. 3500
B. 7300
ANSWER: 7300
C. 1400 times
D. 6300 times
16. What kind of chemical bond will form in binary compounds where the
electronegativity difference between atoms is greater than 2.0?
A. metallic bond
C. ionic bond
C. covalent bon
D. mechanical bond
ANSWER: Ionic Bond
17. What kind of chemical bond will form in binary compounds where the
electronegativity difference between atoms is less than 1.5?
A. metallic bond
C. ionic bond
B. covalent bond
D. mechanical bond
ANSWER: Covalent Bond
18. If the indeterminate error in weighing on a laboratory balance is 0.003 g.
What size sample should you take to keep the relative error to 1.0%?
A. 0.03 g
C. 0.30 g
B. 1.30 g
D. 2.03 g
ANSWER: 0.30 g of sample
SOLUTION:
1.0% Relative error =
1 part in weight
100%
total parts in weight
1
0.0030 g
=
100 X g of sample
X = 0.30 g of sample
19. What type of stress is produced whenever the applied load cause one section
of a body to tend to slide past its adjacent section?
A. normal stress
C. sliding stress
B. shearing stress*
D. bearing stress
ANSWER: shearing stress
20. The
A.
B.
ANSWER:
actual stress that the material has when under load is called:
allowable stress
C. working stress
proportional limit
D. rupture stress
working stress
25. A pure substance at absolute zero temperature is in perfect order, and its
entropy is zero. This is known as:
A. the zeroth law of thermodynamics
C. the third law of
thermodynamics
B. first law of thermodynamics
D. second law of thermodynamics
ANSWER: third law of thermodynamics
26. A steel rod is stretched between two rigid walls and carries a tensile load
of 5000 N at 20C. If the allowable stress is not to exceed 130 MPa at -20C,
what is the minimum diameter of the rod? Assume = 11.7 m/m-C and E = 200GPa.
A. 12.33 mm
C. 13.22 mm
B. 14.55 mm
D. 16.22 mm
SOLUTION:
y = yT + yL
PL
SL
= L(T) +
AE
E
130
5000
= 11.7 106 (40) +
3
200 10
A 200 103
A = 137.4 mm
d 2
= 137.4 mm 2
4
d = 13.22 mm
ANSWER: 13.22 mm
27. A solid shaft 5 m long and 104 mm in diameter is
twisted through 4. Using G = 83 GPa, what power can
at 20 rev/s?
A. 1.665 MW
C. 6.155
B. 3.665 MW
D. 7.244
ANSWER: 1.665 MW
SOLUTION:
Ss =
60 =
16T
d 3
16T(1000)
(104)
T = 13,252 N - m
2
28. What do you call the type of reaction in which heat is absorbed?
A. endothermic
C. exothermic
B. redox rection
D. isothermic
ANSWER: endothermic
29. The ratio between the energy dissipated in some process and the heat appears
as a result is the
A. specific heat
C. kilocalorie
B. triple point
D. mechanical equivalent of heat
ANSWER: mechanical equivalent of heat
30. The light cable supports a mass of 12 kg per meter of horizontal length and
is suspended between the two points on the same level 300 m apart. If the sag is
60 m, find the length of the cable.
A. 329 m
C. 139 m
B. 239 m
D. 429 m
ANSWER: 329 m
SOLUTION:
S=L+
8d 2 32d 4
+
3L
5L3
8(60)
32(60)
+
3(300) 5(300)3
2
S = 300 +
S = 329 m
31. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco has a main span of 1280 m, a sag of
143 m, and a total static loading of 310.8 kN per linear meter of horizontal
measurement. The weight of both of the main cable is included in this load and is
assumed to be uniformly distributed along the horizontal. Calculate the midspan
tension in each of the main cables.
A. 233 MN
C. 223 MN
B. 322 MN
D. 232 MN
ANSWER: 23 MN
SOLUTION:
L2
for two cables
8d
2
310.8 103 (1280)
2H =
8(142)
2H = 445 MN
2H =
H = 223 MN
32. Two wires, A and B, are made of the same material and are subjected to the
same loads. The strain is greater for A when
A. has twice the diameter of B
B. A has twice as long as B
C. A has twice the length and half the diameter
D. A has twice the diameter and half the length
ANSWER: A has twice the length and half the diameter
33. Electron are emitted from a metal surface when light falling on it has a
minimum
A. energy
C. wavelength
B. velocity
D. change
ANSWER: energy
34. Who
A.
B.
ANSWER:
C. Rutherford
D. Teller
35. Whenever a system is made to complete a cyclic process, the workdone during
the complete cycle
A. is zero
C. is negative
B. positive
D. depends upon the path followed
ANSWER: depends upon the path followed
36. Streamlined objects move more easily through fluids than those of irregular
shape. The reason is that
A. turbulence is decreased
C. turbulence is increased
B. viscosity is increased
D. viscosity is increased
ANSWER: turbulence is decreased
37. Two pieces of wire of the same material have their length in the ratio of 1:2
and diameters in the ratio of 2:1. If they are stretched by the equal force,
elongation will be in the ratio of
A. 1:2
C. 1:8
B. 2:1
D. 8:1
ANSWER: 1:8
38. The volume strain for a constant applied force increases directly with an
increase in
A. volume
C. surface area
B. compressibility
D. bulk modulus
ANSWER: compressibility
39. Bernoullis equation includes as a special case
A. Hookes Law
C. Newtons third law of motion
B. Toricellis theorem
D. Archimedes principle
ANSWER: Toricellis theorem
40. In a city water system the water will flow
A. from the mains to the water outlet
B. only if the outlet is higher than the water in the water tower
C. faster from a first floor tap than from one on the third floor
D. only when the water tower has been completely emptied
ANSWER: faster from a first floor tap than from one on the third floor
41. The
A.
B.
ANSWER:
47. The theory that light is emitted in discrete amounts of energy rather than in
a continuous fashion is known as
A. the photoelectric effect
B. the quantum theory
C. Huygens principle
D. the electromagnetic theory
ANSWER: the quantum theory
48. Which of the following colour phenomenon is not an interference phenomenon?
A. Oil spread on the surface of water exposed to extended sources of light
exhibits brilliant colours
B. Soap bubbles in sunlight show colours
C. Sky appears blue at noon but red in the evening and dawn
D. Metallic surface when heated show colours
ANSWER: Sky appears blue at noon but red in the evening and dawn
49. Air
A.
B.
ANSWER:
52. Which of the following propagate at the same speed as velocity of light?
A. Heat waves
C. Sound waves
B. Shock Waves
D. -rays
ANSWER: Heat waves
53. The
A.
B.
ANSWER:
54. The
A.
B.
C.
D.
ANSWER:
55. The
A.
B.
C.
D.
ANSWER:
Carnot Cycle is a
reversible cyclic process with two isotherms and two adiabatics
constant pressure cycle
constant-volume cycle
a reversible two-stroke cycle
reversible cyclic process with two isotherms and two adiabatics
56. The process by which nuclei emit , and - rays in order to attain stability
is called
A. radioactive disintegration
C. decay
B. radioactivity
D. radioactive transmutation
ANSWER: radioactivity
57. The process by which a heavy nucleus splits up into two lighter nuclei is
known as
A. fission
C. fusion
B. decay
D. a chain reaction
ANSWER: fission
58. Which atomic particle is used to cause fission in an atomic reactor?
A. Alpha particle
C. Beta particle
C. Deuteron
D. Neutron
ANSWER: Neutron
59. The driver of an automobile traveling at speed v suddenly sees a brick wall
at a distance d directly in front of him. To avoid crashing
A. it is better to turn the car sharply away from the wall
B. it is better to slam on the brakes
C. the choice depends on the height of the brick wall
D. it is difficult to decide
ANSWER: it is difficult to decide
60. A particle having rest mass equal to that of electron but charge equal and
opposite to that of electron is called
A. proton
C. positron
B. hyperon
D. meson
ANSWER: positron
61. Which is the most massive particle?
A. Deutron
C. particle
B. Neutron
D. Positron
ANSWER: particle
62. Kelvins statement of the second law of thermodynamics is called the law of
Degeneration because
A. all the heat supplied to the working substance is converted into work
B. in heat engines, heat can be converted to mechanical energy
C. some of the heat supplied to the working of substance is not available
D. the heat engine is not very efficient
ANSWER: some of the heat supplied to the working of substance is not available
63: Thermodynamics is a subject dealing with
A. the motion of molecules in matter
B. The macroscopic variables, such as pressure, temperature and volume
C. the motion of atoms in matter
D. the kinetic energy of molecules
66. Who
A.
B.
ANSWER:
discovered radioactivity?
M. Curie
Both the above
Bequerel
67. The
A.
C.
ANSWER:
C. Bequerel
D. None of these
defect in image due to oblique centric rays falling on the lens is called
astigmatism
C. coma
curvature of image field
D. spherical aberration
curvature of image field
70. The
A.
B.
ANSWER:
72. A 2000 kg truck traveling at 36km/hr strikes a tree and comes toa top in 0.1
sec. The average force on the truck during the crash is
C. 2x102 newtons
A. 2x103 newtons
4
B. 2x10 newtons
D. 2x105 newtons
5
ANSWER: 2x10 newtons
73. When a charged particle moves through a magnetic field, it suffers a change
in its
A. charge
C. energy
B. mass
D. direction of motion
ANSWER: direction of motion
80. A fathometer
A. velocity
B. depth of
ANSWER: depth of